Fool of a Took Podcast30 Jul 2025

029 - The Fall (and Rise) of "The King of the Golden Hall"

This week we discuss book 3, chapter 6, "The King of the Golden Hall", from The Two Towers.

Today's "Food For Thought": Dirt and Wormtongue

I couldn't get the idea of gummy worms out of my head when I was trying to figure out what to make for this chapter. Instead of simply presenting my cohosts with a bowl of candy, I jazzed it up with some homemade chocolate pudding and crushed Oreos.

I used this recipe for the pudding and halved it: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/chocolate-pudding/#wprm-recipe-container-139626

Then I blitzed some Oreos in the food processor and layered Oreo, pudding, Oreo, pudding, Oreo in a dessert bowl. Finally, top with a few gummy worms and you're done! Now Wormtongue is where he belongs- in the dirt.

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Welcome to the Fool of a Took Podcast — the show where deep lore meets even deeper nonsense! Here's the catch - 2 of the 4 hosts have never read the books before! Join Chris, RJ, Pat and Laura as they dive headfirst into the world of Tolkien.

With chapter snacks, fresh grog, and plenty of tongue wagging, Fool of a Took Podcast is like sitting in a pub in Bree, if everyone in the pub had ADHD and a microphone.

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